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The Eurasian magpie, aka common magpie, can be found throughout Spain and Ireland to the Kamchatka Peninsula. These birds prefer open countrysides with a smattering of trees. However, they have also adapted to dwell to gardens and parks. Due to a general lack of threats, these birds are very abundant […]

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The black-billed magpie, aka American magpie, can be found from western Alaska, down through the western half of Canada, on into the western half of the United States. They prefer farmlands, grasslands, shrublands, rocky habitats, suburban, and urban locales (that provide gatherings of trees). Due to their stable numbers and […]

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There are not many birds that are as recognized by Australians as the Australian magpie. There are few places in Australia where magpies don’t live. The species’ familiarity is probably due to its pleasing song and for its tendency to swoop down at people during its springtime mating and nesting […]

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